Mwania: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Mwania in East Africa is the name of a plant defined with Gomphocarpus physocarpus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asclepias brasiliensis (E. Fourn.) Schltr. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1896)
· Mededeelingen van’s Rijks-Herbarium (1916)
· Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar (1900)
· Commentariorum de Plantis Africae Australioris (1838)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1885)
· Hortus Kewensis (1811)
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